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Q&A: How Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Can Help You

StartupNation

MVE-Lab equips participants to identify their target customers, network with others, and find the resources they need to launch profitably and successfully. It concludes with a Pitch Showcase awarding at least $25,000 in prize money. How can Verizon help with community networking on a personal level, not a digital one?

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Dan Teran shares Gutter Capital’s challenge of closing its first fund

TechCrunch

We’ve covered the dry powder that venture capital firms are sitting on and also how difficult it is to raise funding in this economic environment. He explained that when pitching as a founder, you share the vision of the company and can show what you are building. We really try to be a true partner to the founders.

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9 strategies that will help you overcome your fear of fundraising

TechCrunch

In this economic environment, I’ve been asked by many founders how they can raise capital successfully, especially by those who feel demotivated by how long the process is taking. Figure out who from your network can give the warmest intro to an investor. Introductions are about quality, not volume.

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Cyber firm Arctic Wolf raises $401M in debt, eyeing a potential IPO

TechCrunch

“In a turbulent economic environment, security will remain a top priority for companies. But in the subsequent years, the company Wolf pitching its products in larger enterprise markets, rolling out security awareness and training programs and launching a restructured partner program with tiered support services.